3 -- Wiskers (heh, heh, heh)....Ok, you know who you are people, you
kind that clips cat's wiskers and laughs like hell. Cat's use wiskers
to navigate in the dark, like when they're entering a tight spot, their
wiskers will tell them if they're about to run into something (kind of

Both of my cats purred loudly when they were kittens (I got each of them
at about 4 months) but now they purr silently.  Is that a pattern?  Am I
never again to wake to the sound of Doc purring right into my ear?
Chak

Well folks and kitties, the job purrs you sent for my interview last
week seem to have done the trick. They rang me today to offer me the
job. I'm surprised and a little scared (let's face it, terrified is more
like it), having had the same job for almost 14 years now, but I ...

Tonight's low temp. could go below 60°. Our months-long heat wave is
officially over. Cats and people alike are rejoicing in SW Missouri today.

This post is not for the squeamish - but then most ailurophiles are
used to squeamish stuff. All day yesterday Emily, our little grey
rebel, left telltale signs all over the carpets (it's always the
carpets!) that all was not well with her tummy. As I cleaned up after

What is it with cats and tummies?
I was lying on the bed, trying to read, when Little Boy jumped up on
the bed. He slowly walks in my direction. He comes within two feet of
me, then suddenly, he leaps on my stomach. He *could* have sedately

I really couldn't resist commenting on this, so please forgive me.
->Feds: Bush Campaign Used Pollster's Fake Data
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->BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The owner of DataUSA Inc., a company

My cat Fleez has way too much time on his paws!  Now he's posting on
eBay!
Cheers,
Azy!

If you love math, as well as cats, you might get a grin out of this
web comic:
 http://xkcd.com/c26.html
Hugs and Purrs,

...and left behind some kind of freak kitten who doesn't CARE that the
house is full of HATED STRANGERS.
My brother-in-law and his girlfriend moved in with us and will be here
for a month, because their apartment is not available until Oct 1, her

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Title:  Official Minutes from Touchstone Cat Meeting

In the September 5th New York Times, James Gorman writes that "dogs may
laugh, but only cats get the joke". The article reads:
"The last time I wrote about cats and humour was 20 years ago. It did
not turn out well. I was happy with the column, which appeared in a

My male cat, Jake, has gotten into the habit of pooping right outside
the litterbox.  He pees in the box, but does his other business right
in front of the box.
I figure it's not a medical issue since he does use the box.

Mabel was one of my breeding Queens, she came to me at 10 weeks old, a
lovely little blue tortie.
When she was pregnant with her first litter I was selling two kittens from
another litter to a couple who lived 15 minutes away from me, they came out